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NFL? Wouldn't he be (as big as he is) too small to play the line and unlikely to be fast enough to play anywhere else?

We heard that J'den Cox was interested in playing football for Missouri and that Coon wanted an NFL career. Neither seems likely at this point.

Query: Who was the last wrestler to transition to the NFL?

Bonus Query: Has any non-heavyweight wrestler ever made the NFL?

By “wrestler,” do you mean someone that wrestled NCAA D1?

Can’t think of any right now, but that did remind me of Ryan Goodman who wrestled and played football at Nebraska and NC State and was a 2X ACC champ. Looks like he is now a football coach at Coastal Carolina.

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Can’t think of any right now, but that did remind me of Ryan Goodman who wrestled and played football at Nebraska and NC State and was a 2X ACC champ. Looks like he is now a football coach at Coastal Carolina.

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..slightly "off topic"'- when I was teaching/coaching, I got to play in a fundraising basketball game against some of the Cincinnati Reds players-

Barry Larkin, Junior Griffey (when he was real young), Joe Oliver, etc. To be shoulder to shoulder with/versus that level of athleticism, their athletic ability appeared to be supernatural- foot speed, jumping ability, etc. was unreal ..... a normal guy getting hit by an NFL player would be toast .........

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MMA seems like a good fit eventually, but fi he reaches his potential in wrestling, he will make a lot of money in wrestling. Our best guys are starting to make real money. Endorsements will increase as the sport grows.

Instagram followers is an indicator of that growth. Our biggest stars have a few hundred thousands followers. The top mma guys have a few million (excluding mcgregor - he has transcended the sport).

Guys like Spencer Lee, Gable, Fix, etc are in the 40-50k range.

Steveson will have half a million at least before college is over if he starts making world teams and keeps his antics up. He is going to be a star.

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NFL? Wouldn't he be (as big as he is) too small to play the line and unlikely to be fast enough to play anywhere else?

Gable moves like a defensive lineman while the typical heavyweight tends to move more like an offensive lineman. I'm sure he'll eventually be heavy enough but he would definitely be on the shorter side.

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Gable moves like a defensive lineman while the typical heavyweight tends to move more like an offensive lineman. I'm sure he'll eventually be heavy enough but he would definitely be on the shorter side.

He moves like a weight proportional athlete. A very, very good one. I'd say Steveson's agility is easily on par with 197 pounders.

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NFL? Wouldn't he be (as big as he is) too small to play the line and unlikely to be fast enough to play anywhere else?

We heard that J'den Cox was interested in playing football for Missouri and that Coon wanted an NFL career. Neither seems likely at this point.

Query: Who was the last wrestler to transition to the NFL?

Bonus Query: Has any non-heavyweight wrestler ever made the NFL?

If he were big enough and fast enough to play in the NFL he would be playing college football at an elite program. He is a great wrestler but he does not have the athletic ability of the elite NFL players.

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If he were big enough and fast enough to play in the NFL he would be playing college football at an elite program. He is a great wrestler but he does not have the athletic ability of the elite NFL players.

I don't know man. If you have three world golds, and if you weigh 250 pounds and can do a backflip, it strongly suggests you're an elite athlete.

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I don't know man. If you have three world golds, and if you weigh 250 pounds and can do a backflip, it strongly suggests you're an elite athlete.

I have been around the NFL and believe me when I say that those cats are from another planet. Most people don't have a clue as to how big and fast they run. Not taking anything away from Gable but he has always wrestled and there is a big difference between the NFL and high school football.